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Dr. Conny Lu, MD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Brentwood, CA specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology and general pediatrics. She graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. Conny Lu, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health and Hill Physicians.
Sutter Health
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:
Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.
There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.
Dr. Conny Lu, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. She completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Allergy and Immunology and has a state license in California.
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Board Certification: Allergy and Immunology
Licensed In: California
Dr. Conny Lu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.
According to our sources, Dr. Conny Lu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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Dr. Conny Lu sees patients in Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Brentwood, CA. Her medical specialties are pediatric allergy & immunology and general pediatrics. Her areas of expertise include hay fever (allergic rhinitis), asthma, and food allergy. Dr. Lu's professional affiliations include Sutter Health and Hill Physicians. She takes Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, in addition to other insurance carriers. Hill Physicians reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Brentwood, CA. Dr. Lu obtained her medical school training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and performed her residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
